Valoya - Wide LED Grow Lighting Spectra
The terms ‘wide’, ‘full’ or ‘continuous’ spectrum refer to combining LED chips to produce all possible colors from the spectrum – just like the sunlight. The amount of each color in our spectra is fine tuned to the specific needs of different plants and their growth phases. Unlike most manufacturers, we do not simply use red, blue and white LED chips – creating a light spectrum out of only these passes the minimal threshold of what the plant needs and hardly qualifies the spectrum to be called ‘wide’. Red and white LED chips have originally been developed for applications different than horticulture, such as interior lighting, LED indicators in electronic equipment etc. These chips can be bought ‘off the shelf’ and the light produced by them satisfies basic needs of the plants, but does not represent a sunlight match.
Valoya’s wide spectra offer the best possible light for plants in an energy efficient way. ?Our patented spectra are designed to optimize growth of a variety of plants in different applications. In addition to photosynthesis, our spectra give valuable information to plants about their environment, allowing control of plant morphology and physiological traits.
Pigments of green plants absorb light particles called photons and convert this energy into food for themselves. ?This process is called photosynthesis.
In addition to acquiring energy from light, plants also receive information about their environment ?which then affects their morphology and behavior.
By manipulating the light spectrum we can elicit desired plant responses such as great biomass development, flowering, rooting, anthocyanin build up etc. Every plant has different needs and every growth stage requires different kind of light. Valoya has developed spectra for all plant needs, from seed to sale (read more about Valoya’s research here)